Military drills begin in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, March 19 (IANS/WAM) The Gulf Shield 1 Joint drills, organised by Saudi Arabia's Defence Ministry, has kicked off in the eastern region in…Read more
Saudi mothers can now retain custody of children
Riyadh, March 12 (IANS) In a breakthrough ruling for women in Saudi Arabia, the country has allowed divorced mothers to retain the custody of their…Read more
Saudi king orders setting up of anti-corruption units
Riyadh, March 11 (IANS) Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Sunday ordered the creation of specialised anti-corruption units in the public…Read more
Saudi women kick off historic walking parade
Riyadh, March 8 (IANS) Over 2,500 Saudi women went on a walking parade on Thursday in the coastal city of Jeddah on the occasion of the International…Read more
Saudi King sacks top military chief, senior officials in major shake-up
Riyadh, Feb 27 (IANS) The Saudi King has sacked the country's top military officers, including the Chief of Staff, and several deputy ministers in…Read more
Saudi Arabia allows women to join military
Riyadh, Feb 27 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has for the very first time opened applications for women to enlist in the military as the kingdom continues to…Read more
Saudi King sacks military chiefs
Riyadh, Feb 27 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has sacked its top military commanders, including the Chief of Staff, in a series of late-night royal decrees,…Read more
With aid diplomacy, S Arabia wants to be global humanitarian leader
Riyadh, Feb 26 (IANS) At the crest of landslide reforms, Saudi Arabia is changing. And with aid diplomacy, the wealthy kingdom now wants to overhaul…Read more
OIC welcomes UNSC resolution on Syria
Jeddah, Feb 26 (IANS/WAM) The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has welcomed the UN Security Council resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire…Read more
Jaitley co-chairs India-Saudi Arabia Joint Commission meet
Riyadh, Feb 19 (IANS) Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley led the country's delegation at the 12th India-Saudi Arabia Joint Consultative Mechanism…Read more